Interior of iPhone 5S prototype revealed

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It’s common knowledge that when Apple is developing a new generation of iPhone it produces many prototype units as it perfects the design. This week we’ve already seen what may be a prototype or final design for the iPhone 5S front panel. Now images of the phone’s interior have been leaked.

What you’ll notice in the image above is the main processor is missing any kind of label telling us what part it is. That suggests this is not the final iPhone 5S design, but a design prototype. The chip was also manufactured late last year, which reinforces that this isn’t the final part. It’s definitely newer than the currently available iPhone 5, though, based on the fact the battery has a more recent part number.

As we saw with the front panel, not much has changed. The logic board is narrower and has a new layout, and that processor is sure to be an updated (faster) part. The good news is Apple has managed to increase the size of the included battery, just like it did recently with the new MacBook Air. The iPhone 5 carries a 5.45Whr battery, where as the iPhone 5S looks like it will ship with a 5.92Whr unit.

The only other change on display can be seen in the image above. The camera flash has changed shape to look more like a pill than a circle. That suggests the iPhone 5S will ship with a dual LED flash.

So when will we get to see the final iPhone 5S? Tim Cook made it clear in April that we wouldn’t be seeing any new Apple devices until late September at the earliest. The iPhone 5 arrived on September 21 last year, so it makes sense the iPhone 5S will launch at a similar time, Friday, September 20 or 27 maybe?